not amount to much
idiom
: to not consist of very much or of anything of importance
The evidence didn't amount to much.
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One potential roadblock for Campbell’s plan is that even if college sports enjoyed the same protection as pro leagues, that protection might not amount to much and would probably be worth less every year.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In the end, good intentions and an adequate setup do not amount to much.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 July 2025
Such findings, however, may not amount to much, given that those investigations will soon be handed over to the Trump administration.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
People who nevertheless support Trump this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies did not amount to much during his first term.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Everything did not amount to much: a truck, a small home, and a modest business.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Each increase by itself does not amount to much, but the cumulative effect is to add to the unaffordability of the region.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
These efforts would probably not amount to much if Western democracies were not already vulnerable to illiberal ideas.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 23 Sep. 2025
In the end, good intentions and an adequate setup do not amount to much.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 25 July 2025
Such findings, however, may not amount to much, given that those investigations will soon be handed over to the Trump administration.
—Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 10 Dec. 2024
People who nevertheless support Trump this time around often argue that his illiberal tendencies did not amount to much during his first term.
—Jacob Sullum, Orange County Register, 31 Oct. 2024
Everything did not amount to much: a truck, a small home, and a modest business.
—Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 3 July 2024
Each increase by itself does not amount to much, but the cumulative effect is to add to the unaffordability of the region.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 23 June 2024
These efforts would probably not amount to much if Western democracies were not already vulnerable to illiberal ideas.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 5 Mar. 2020
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“Not amount to much.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/not%20amount%20to%20much. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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